Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Tuesday revealed how an unnamed public officer anticipatorily declared a yet-to-be acquired asset worth N3 billion.

He said the "anticipatory" declaration was a fraudulent tactic to legitimise planned acts of corruption and diversion of public funds.

Mr Olukoyede said this on Tuesday, in Abuja while delivering a goodwill message at the launch of a Virtual Tool on the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.

The event was organised by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in collaboration with the Technical Unit on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR).

Explaining the fraudulent tactic, Mr Olukoyede recounted an EFCC inves...